Intrusion PreventionLinux.IGMP.Remote.DoS
Description
This indicates an attack attempt against a remote Denial of Service vulnerability in Linux kernel.
The vulnerability is caused due to an error when IGMP processes a malformed packet. An attacker can exploit this by sending a specially crafted packet. Successful attacks may allow an attack to cause a denial-of-service condition on the affected systems.
Affected Products
All systems running Linux 2.6.36 or later (up to the 3.0.17, 3.1.9, 3.2.1, and the Debian package version 3.1.8-2)
Impact
Denial of Service: Remote attackers can crash vulnerable systems.
Recommended Actions
Apply patch available from the website.
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Telemetry
Coverage
| IPS (Regular DB) | |
| IPS (Extended DB) |
References
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18378/| ID | 31067 |
| Created | Mar 27, 2012 |
| Updated | Sep 26, 2022 |
| Risk |
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| CVE ID | CVE-2012-0207 |
| Exploit Prediction Score | 0.87% |
| Default Action | drop |
| Active | |
| Affected OS | Linux |
| Affected App | Other |